Home topics workplace hr-and-staff Advice HR Industry HR Advice The four leadership “blind spots” Loren Webb April 1, 2019 A recent Dale Carnegie survey of over 3,300 employees has identified four leadership “blind spots” – the aspects of leading that are currently not being considered, acknowledged or even seen as existing in the first place. When these “hidden” leadership qualities are addressed and properly carried out in the workplace the overall job satisfaction of employees increases significantly. Success is driven by exceptional leadership. A work culture where leaders appreciate the importance of each individual employee, put in place efficient systems and create a positive and inclusive employee experience is what drives a business forward. Despite this, leaders’ performance in many organisations is falling short. A mere 15% of employees strongly agreed that the leadership in their company makes them enthusiastic about the future (Gallup, 2017). Only 13% of employees surveyed across different industries, company sizes, countries and positions strongly agree that the leadership of their company communicates effectively with the rest of the organisation (Gallup, 2017). Less than one quarter of all employees interviewed (23% only) said that their leaders were effective (Ketchum Leadership Communication Monitor, 2016). These are the key blind spots that leaders are currently not seeing: Blind Spot #1: Showing Appreciation Organisational leaders understand the importance of their teams and value their employees, so why is it that the majority of the employees in the study said that their own supervisor didn’t make them feel sincerely appreciated